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Pocket Tutor Ophthalmology
KShs 3,900.00Titles in the Pocket Tutor series give practical guidance on subjects that medical students and foundation doctors need help with “on the go”. Their highly affordable price represents great value for those rotating through modular courses or working on attachment.
Topics reflect information needs stemming from today’s integrated undergraduate & foundation courses:
- Common investigations (ECG, Chest X-Ray, etc)
- Clinical skills (procedures, patient examination, etc)
- Important and/or complex specialties in which students receive comparatively little dedicated training (psychiatry, renal medicine)
Key Points
- Highly affordable price and convenient pocket size format – fits in back pocket!
- Ophthalmology receives little teaching time in the medical curriculum, so students often feel ill prepared to deal with eye problems – which are invariably urgent in nature
- Descriptions of common disorders enhanced by Clinical Scenarios (Patient presents with…) which help students and trainees to recognise and manage common presenting problems
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The White Masai
KShs 650.00Whilst on holiday in Kenya, Corinne Hoffman fell in love with a Masai warrior. Eventually she moved into a tiny shack with him and his mother and spent four years in Kenya.
However, slowly but surely, the dream began to crumble. She eventually fled back home with her baby daughter. From wild animals through starvation to ritual mutilation, this is a book steeped in humanity and one that tells a fascinating tale.
At once a hopelessly romantic love story and a gripping adventure yarn, The White Masai is a compulsive read.
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Benny Learns Patience
KShs 295.00Benny Learns Patience is a delightful children’s picture book from the Benny’s First Stories series by Manoj Publications. Aimed at young readers aged 3 to 6, this story follows Benny, a lovable character who embarks on a journey to understand the value of patience. Through engaging storytelling and vibrant illustrations, children learn about the rewards that come with waiting and the importance of perseverance
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Hutchison’s Clinical Methods International Edition, 25th Edition
KShs 6,370.00Hutchison’s Clinical Methods, 25th International Edition, offers comprehensive guidance on patient assessment, clinical examination, and diagnostic skills, essential for medical students and practitioners worldwide.
Sir Robert Hutchison first published his textbook on Clinical Methods in 1897 and this latest edition maintains its reputation as the go-to guide to learn the core skills every clinician needs in their everyday practice.
Medical students and doctors in training will find essential guidance to taking a full history, examining a patient and interpreting the findings. They will learn the art of understanding, contextualising, communicating and explaining, with the doctor-patient relationship firmly at the centre of their practice. These skills remain essential for every doctor, in addition to modern investigative methods.
The book covers basic principles, different patient groups and all the main body systems. Each chapter includes relevant clinical methods and offers guidance for appropriate investigations. New methods and investigations are incorporated into established patterns of clinical practice to offer a fully integrated approach.
This award-winning textbook remains as relevant today as ever and will be treasured by doctors at all levels of training and practice as an outstanding source of learning and reference.
Key Features-
- All chapters carefully reviewed and updated to reflect modern practice
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- Written by experts in their field and reviewed by an International Advisory Board – content is relevant to a wide international readership including in the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Africa
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- Covers all the main body systems, including the core areas of respiratory, cardiological, gastrointestinal, neurological and locomotor systems
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- Text organised by system and problem to aid navigation
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- Chapters can be read individually, to avoid duplication and need for cross-referencing
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- Tabulated information and diagrams for clarity and conciseness
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- Tailored to student needs but suitable for doctors at all levels of training and practice
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- Winner of multiple awards, including the BMA book awards
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- New appendix describing the clinical features of COVID-19
Author InformationEdited by Michael Glynn, MA, MD, FRCP, FHEA, Consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Barts Health NHS Trust; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry; Former National Clinical Director for GI and Liver Diseases, NHS England and William M Drake, DM FRCP, Consultant Physician/Reader in Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK -
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500 Questions &answers; Answers From the Bible
KShs 750.00For inquisitive readers of any age-adults and students alike-here’s a book to shed light on the Bible’s great questions. Where did the scripture come from? What is God really like? What do some of those confusing Bible passages really mean? More than 400 questions are answered in user-friendly language, based on sound Christian doctrine. Arranged in canonical order, 500 Questions & Answers from the Bible is an excellent resource for regular Bible study. Its open design presents a wealth of information in an appealing, accessible format-and it’s fully illustrated in color!
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Taliban: The True Story of the World’s Most Feared Guerrilla Fighters
KShs 2,200.00Fifteen years ago, southern Afghanistan was in even greater chaos than it is now. The Russians, who had occupied the country throughout the 1980s, were long gone. The disparate ethnic and religious leaders who had united to eject the invaders – the famous mujaheddin – were at each others’ throats. For the rural poor of Kandahar province, life was almost impossible. On 12 October 1994 a small group of religious students decided to take matters into their own hands. Led by an illiterate village mullah with one eye, some 200 of them surrounded and took Spin Boldak, a trucking stop on the border with Pakistan. From this short and unremarkable border skirmish, a legend was born. The students’ numbers swelled as news of their triumph spread. The Taliban, as they now called themselves – taliban is the plural of talib, literally ‘one who seeks knowledge’ – had a simple mission statement: the disarmament of the population, and the establishment of a theocracy based on Sharia law. They fought wi
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Fairy Tales The Sleeping Beauty
KShs 495.00Sawan Books are generally short, quite direct as well as vivid. They are considered to be important children education to understand their culture and gain knowledge of important life lessons. Sawan presents an enchanted Sleeping Beauty kids board fairy tale. Once upon a time, there lived a King who had no child. However, the Queen was blessed with a baby girl. But a witch got angry for she was not invited to the birth ceremony of the Princess. She put a curse on Princess that she will die eventually. The curse came true and she fell into a deep, deep sleep. But every curse comes with a cure. What do you think about how her curse was lifted? Order a copy now and find out with your children.
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COPY COLORING- FISH
KShs 295.00A perfect book to develop the creativity of budding artists as they explore and learn about fish with the help of colours. The book has perfect blend of simple and complex designs to provide them with several hours of colouring fun and help them develop their motor skills, observation and patience.
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The Actions and Uses of Ophthalmic Drugs
Explore the pharmacology, formulations, and clinical significance of ophthalmic drugs, including the actions and uses of ophthalmic drugs. The Actions and Uses of Ophthalmic A Textbook for Students and Practitioners, Second Edition provides pertinent information in relation to concepts in pharmacology, the formulation and application of ophthalmic drugs, and adverse ocular effects of systemic medication. This book discusses the preparations used in contact lens practice. Organized into 17 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the primary systems of drug classification according to their actions or effects, or on the basis of their chemistry. This text then presents a detailed discussion on the actions and uses of ophthalmic autonomic drugs. Other chapters consider the structure and function of the involuntary nervous system in the orbital region. This book discusses as well the two main classifications of ophthalmic drugs, namely, therapeutic and diagnostic. The final chapter deals with the clinical significance of medication-induced ocular adverse effects. This book is a valuable resource for ophthalmologists, students, and practitioners.
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Forensic Pathology Principles and Practice
KShs 60,000.00Forensic Pathology is a comprehensive reference that uses a case-oriented format to address, explain and guide the reader through the varied topics encountered by forensic pathologists. Developed in response to a severe void in the literature, the book addresses topics ranging from medicolegal investigation of death to death scene investigation, forensic autopsy, and artifacts of resuscitation as well as complications of medical therapy, forensic osteology, forensic odontology, forensic photography, and death certification. The book includes various types of cases, including sudden natural death, asphyxia, motor vehicle collisions, death in custody, child abuse and elder abuse, acute psychiatric and emotional deaths, and pregnancy. It contains sample descriptions of pathological lesions which serve to aid pathologists in reporting their findings to law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and others involved in investigations of sudden death. The concepts outlined in the text are beautifully illustrated by large, colorful photographs. There are also “Do and Don’t” sections at the end of each chapter that provide guidance for handling the types of cases examined. This work will benefit not only experienced forensic pathologists, but also hospital pathologists who occasionally performs medicolegal autopsies; doctors in training; medical examiners; law enforcement personnel; crime scene investigators; attorneys; and fellows and students of the medical sciences.